18 out of 19 fishermen were rescued from a sunken fishing boat in the Yangon River near Thaungkhon Village, Kungyangon Township in Yangon Region, according the Ministry of Home Affairs.
An event to donate K 22.5 million to buy hand basins and medical equipment for 15 shelters was held at the meeting room of the General Administration Department in Pyapon, Ayeyawady Region on September 6.
A woman from Kalay Township, Sagaing Region was killed after a concrete pole crashed on her when a 22-wheeled truck hit it, the Ministry of Home Affairs reported.